Bob Rolfe

LifeScienceTN chairman is now UM's Townsend, former ECD Staff Chief

May 04, 2018 at 04:15 pm by miltcapps

EARLIER this week, Ted Townsend was named chairman of Life Science Tennessee, the advocate for the industry that spans research, products, devices, equipment and other goods a.... Read More

Venture Notes - May 2, 2018

May 02, 2018 at 04:45 pm by miltcapps

American Hometown Publishing to 'saturate' mid-TN with Rover media

Apr 30, 2018 at 02:45 pm by miltcapps

Updated 5 Feb 2019: Sic transit: NBJ reports Rover sold to Texas-based Community Impact. THE FIRST iteration of Rover hyperlocal media has been unveiled in affluent Green Hil.... Read More

Launch Tennessee gameplan may eventually include $50MM Fund of Funds

Jan 26, 2018 at 05:21 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH Tennessee is considering a wide range of tactics to make Tennessee a preferred state for startups, and among them is the notion of creating a Fund of Funds (FoF).... Read More

Headsup: LaunchTN may have to beard budget lion<br>to fund Tennessee entrepreneurial leadership

Jan 25, 2018 at 05:00 pm by miltcapps

CEO Charlie Brock Launch Tennessee, officially Tennessee Technology Development Corporation, has received about $20MM mostly from State funds in the past five years,.... Read More

TTDC: Launch Tennessee fills gaps in board of directors

Jan 25, 2018 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

Chair Bob Rolfe NEWLY APPPOINTED BOARD MEMBERS - Tennessee Technology Development Corp. (dba Launch Tennessee) Launch Tennessee is mainly funded by Tennessee Economic.... Read More

Impact Lab cohort members unveiled by Nashville Social Enterprise Alliance

Jul 18, 2017 at 10:52 am by miltcapps

SOCIAL Enterprise Alliance Nashville (link) on July 18 announced eight teams for the 2017 startup training cohort. For full background on the 5-day program designed to help so.... Read More

LaunchTN eyes creation of model anti-sexual harassment policy

Jul 17, 2017 at 05:45 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE management is developing a suggested policy template for possible use by stakeholders in the entrepreneurial ecosystem who are committed to addressing sexual.... Read More

Sohr-backed MEDarchon taps CEO, puts growth ahead of any capital raise

May 08, 2017 at 03:30 pm by miltcapps

THIS might have been 'just another healthIT startup story', if the grave harm often caused by medical errors wasn't so shocking and if MEDarchon was not making some very strik.... Read More

Mid-TN's SafeSurv preps $1MM capital raise for ID validation startup

May 08, 2017 at 11:30 am by miltcapps

CHARLIE Jordan, the Hendersonville native now CEO of ID scan and validation startup SafeSurv today confirmed the company plans to raise $1MM to ramp marketing and begin addres.... Read More

VU Law & Innovation, Blockchain, Hack events set this week

Apr 03, 2017 at 03:00 pm by miltcapps

VANDERBILT University Law School's Program on Law and Innovation is hosting several interrelated interrelated Tech-oriented events, open to the public, Friday-Saturday, April.... Read More

Expansion-minded Launch Tennessee funding at-issue,<br>while Seed Fund proposal still likely to see daylight

Mar 21, 2017 at 04:00 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE has had its share of wobbly years since it was created in 1997 by enactment of State law and then launched under its formal name, Tennessee Technology Develop.... Read More

TN ECD grants support downtown co-working, coding, entrepreneurship

Mar 17, 2017 at 08:30 am by miltcapps

BOB ROLFE, two weeks into his new role as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, on March 16 announced six new Main Street Entrep.... Read More

Briefing: Hashed Health to convene blockchain consortium in Nashville

Mar 13, 2017 at 04:30 pm by miltcapps

HASHED HEALTH, the Nashville startup backed by Martin Ventures and Fenbushi Capital, will in September convene in Music City its growing consortium of healthcare companies int.... Read More

For the record: Launch Tennessee aims to revise statutory charter

Mar 06, 2017 at 01:00 pm by miltcapps

LAUNCH TENNESSEE, the assumed name of the nonprofit officially chartered as Tennessee Technology Development Corporation (TTDC), seeks to amend its statement of objectives. It.... Read More

Street Jelly Media hits pavement for capital raise for B2B+B2C growth

Feb 24, 2017 at 11:00 am by miltcapps

TECH entrepreneur Frank Podlaha may soon have less time to enjoy the panoramic view of the Smokies that he gets from his backporch in Dandridge, 30 miles east of Knoxville. P.... Read More

Gov. Haslam names entrepreneur Bob Rolfe to head TN ECD

Feb 16, 2017 at 01:15 pm by miltcapps

TENNESSEE Gov. Bill Haslam today announced Nashville business executive Bob Rolfe as commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD). Rolf.... Read More

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